Computer simulations suggest that acute correction of hyperglycaemia with an insulin bolus protocol might be useful in brain FDG PET.

Buchert, R; Santer, R; Brenner, W; Apostolova, I; Mester, J; Clausen, M; Silverman, D H S

Buchert, R; Santer, R; Brenner, W; Apostolova, I; Mester, J; Clausen, M; Silverman, D H S.

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Buchert R; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Center of Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Paediatrics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany. buchert@uke.uni-hamburg.de

Nuklearmedizin ; 48(1): 44-54, 2009.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19212611

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Brain/diagnostic imaging; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18/pharmacokinetics; Hyperglycemia/drug therapy; Insulin/therapeutic use; Positron-Emission Tomography; Brain/metabolism; Computer Simulation; Humans; Hyperinsulinism/diagnostic imaging; Hyperinsulinism/metabolism; Hypoglycemic Agents/therapeutic use; Kinetics; Radiography; Radioisotopes/pharmacokinetics

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Brain / Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Positron-Emission Tomography / Hyperglycemia / Insulin Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Guideline / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Nuklearmedizin Year: 2009 Type: Article Affiliation country: Germany

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